Everything I’m hearing about these strikes is that they are going poorly. Truck driver that tried to pick up a trailer there a couple days ago said there were like 3 people striking. I’m sure in some areas there is strong support but overal it doesn’t look good for the teamsters.
I guess their leader shouldn’t have decided to cuddle up to Trump.
Just anecdotally there were a lot of Amazon boxes going around at my family’s Christmas gathering last night and no one mentioned any problems getting stuff on time.
So the question I have is - are people just scared to strike? Or are the conditions overblown and most workers don’t see it the way it’s reported?
I’d think if it was really that bad then there would be more solidarity and strikes.
I’m not saying it isn’t bad, but I’m trying to piece how bad it actually is if people aren’t willing to strike. I realize there are financial implications to striking, but isn’t that also why dues are paid? Aren’t there funds or things to give them some help/reason to strike?
Combination of people fearing losing their job due to strike, and the poor conditions being normalized. There’s a lot of that in retail and fulfillment where it’s just treated as normalcy to not have the human rights of a reasonable work environment and access to a restroom whenever needed.
Than you for the answer.
I get that all of that, but that’s what the unions and the strikes are about though, right? Like, if you’re NOT exercising that option then you’re never going to get it and isn’t there an option to sue for losing your job over it?
I’ve never joined a union so I have NO idea, just what I’ve seen in comments and on Tv.
Consoomers are just going to have to be forced to understand that at the expense of getting these ‘goods’ (albeit cheaply made or whatever), are done by breaking the backs of workers who’re forced to do straining jobs to make it so your precious little packages are sent to you.
You’re targeting the wrong people, buddy. The war isn’t against fellow wage slaves that need to buy stuff, so save your shots for the CEOs who mistakenly think their shareholders are more important than their workers.
